Eastern Europe has seen a gold rush of sorts as numerous countries have sought to repatriate their gold holdings that had been held abroad. Some of that gold had been held in London since World War II, and its repatriation was a closely guarded secret only publicized after it was successful. So far Poland, Slovakia, […]
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You may already be familiar with emergency blankets, or maybe you’re not. Emergency blankets are compact, lightweight blankets that feature at least one side coated with an aluminum-foil-looking sheet that helps reflect body heat back to the user of the blanket. Very often they’ll also feature one side covered in orange to make the blanket […]
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The US government has finally publicized that it expelled two Chinese diplomats who attempted to break onto the US naval base in Norfolk, Virginia. The two diplomats, at least one of whom was assumed to be an intelligence officer working under diplomatic cover, claimed not to understand guards’ instructions to turn around, leading guards on […]
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According to reports, the People’s Bank of China is set to begin rolling out the digital yuan currency that has been widely anticipated for months. The new currency is set to begin testing in the city of Shenzhen. It is unclear at this point whether the new digital yuan is a true cryptocurrency or just […]
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Intellectual property theft is a major concern among US corporations, and for good reason. If competitors get a hold of an idea that has taken huge amounts of research, they can replicate the product and outcompete the originator or inventor without having to spend huge amounts of money on research and development. That then reduces […]
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The Federal Open Market Committee kept its target federal funds rate steady last week in a move that was largely anticipated by markets. Markets had priced in previous rate cuts and weren’t looking for another one during last week’s meeting. With stock markets having pushed to new highs since the last rate cut, the pressure […]
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You may be getting tired of reading articles about how badly off millennials are, but it’s an important topic that bears repeating. The current generation of millennials lags far behind previous generations in several vital metrics related to wealth appreciation, and it’s very likely that millennials won’t be able to catch up on their own. […]
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Last week saw a very sad situation unfold on the naval base in Pensacola, as three US servicemen were shot and killed by a Saudi Arabian military student. The shooter was eventually confronted by sheriff’s deputies and killed by them, but the Trump administration’s reaction to the shooting has been incredibly subdued, focusing more on […]
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The Social Security System has operated for over 80 years as a final backstop to prevent seniors from living out their last years in absolute poverty. While the system was never intended to be the sole source of retiree income, many seniors over the years have come to rely more and more heavily on Social […]
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For decades the left liked to describe itself as “liberal,” co-opting the language of classical liberalism to push leftist ideas that classical liberals would have stridently opposed. Those leftists advocated for an incredibly permissive view of free speech, so that no idea was too crazy to be advanced or advocated for. They pushed for moral […]
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